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   Yarn

   /yärn/

   

   noun

   • 1. spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing: "hanks of pale green yarn" Similar threadcottonwoolfiberfilamentstrandplycordtwinestringline
   • 2. a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible: informal "he never let reality get in the way of a good yarn" Similar storytaleanecdotefableparabletraveler's talefairy storyrigmarolesagasketchnarrativereminiscenceaccountreporthistoryinformal:tall taletall storycock and bull storyshaggy-dog storyspiel

   verb

   • 1. tell a long or implausible story: informal "they were yarning about local legends and superstitions"

   Word Origin Old Englishgearn; of Germanic origin, related to Dutch garen.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • R

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